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America Can’t Go ‘Wobbly’ on Ukraine
As we approach the first anniversary of Russia’s brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, two ominous trends are emerging at once. First, Russia is doubling down. It’s pouring fresh troops into Ukraine and launching new offensive operations. Second ...
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Newyork
Can America Thrive Without War?
Without a fresh vision for America’s role in the world, many people in Washington link today’s geopolitical challenges with those of yesteryear. China is cast as the new Soviet Union, and its high-tech military advances threaten a potential Sputnik ...
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US
U.S. Jet Shoots Down Flying Object Over Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the object violating Canadian airspace was taken down on his orders, a day after another aerial object was shot down near Alaska.
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Newyork
The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us
Over the past year, we have seen a sweeping and ferocious attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people across the country. In states led by Republicans, conservative lawmakers have introduced or passed dozens of laws that would give ...
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Newyork
Dancing with America Has Been a Curse for the Philippines
For Filipinos like me who grew up under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., the news that the U.S. military would expand its presence in the Philippines has been dizzying and wounding. The image of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin shaking ...
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World
In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim
A court ruling held that South Korean troops were responsible for a civilian massacre that killed more than 70 villagers in Vietnam during the war.
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World
Ties to Kabul Bombing Put ISIS Leader in Somalia in U.S. Cross Hairs
Bilal al-Sudani’s financing of the ISIS branch in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. troops in 2021 elevated him on U.S. kill-or-capture lists.
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Newyork
When the Police Are the Government
Earlier this week, I wrote that American policing lies largely outside of democratic control. In practice, despite the formal authority of mayors, city councilors and other elected officials, police departments can and do operate without meaningful ...
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World
Biden Aims to Deter China With Greater U.S. Military Presence in Philippines
U.S. officials say they are preparing to surge forces in the event of conflict with China, including over Taiwan, but do not intend to build up permanent bases.
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US
Inside the College Board’s Revised African American Studies Curriculum
A guide to some changes in the curriculum, and how the new course differs from standard treatments of Black history in American high schools.